Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Catholic temperance societies of Mia
neapolis are combining to ask the legislature
to pass a high license law.
In several parts of Massachusetts, there is
talk of establishing Republican clubs. In
Boston it is probable that such club will
soon be organized.
The indications are that the great strike in
New York and vicinity is to be fat failure.
When the workingmen cease to blindly fol-
low blind leaders they will show more wisdom
than many of them have shown during the
last year.
The ''snarks" invented by the few oppo-
nents of the plan that will let New Haven
out of the railroad business need frighten
nobody. The offer made is fair one, and
the city should be quick to take advantage
of it. 1t is not at all probable that it will
ever have a better one.
It is time for Woman to tremble. A re
view called Der Frauenfeind, or enemy of
Woman" is to be started in Vienna. The
editor, Herr Grose, has set before himself
the object of emancipating man from his
subjection to s'that doll woman, whom idiots
idealize and fools bow down before as di-
vinity." He generously says that there are
exceptions to this denunciation.
Ex-Congressman Washburn of Minnesota
thinks that the Interstate commerce bill will
work mischief. He says: The large vote in
Congress in favor of the bill is one of the
curious anomalies Of congressional life.
know members and senators who are person
ally opposed to the principles of the bill who
voted for it. Congress seems to have been
bulldozed into passing the bill by the crea-
tion of false sentiment. Many of them will
live to regret it.
The people of this country evidently want
newspapers. According to the last census
we had $50 daily newspapers with circula-
tion of $685., ,424. Since 1880 the number OF
daily newspapers has more than doubled and
we now have not less than 1000 with cir
eulation of about 5000, 900. The United
States has more newspapers than England,
France and Germany combined, and more
than all the world outside of those three ma
tions. And it may be added that there are
few who read the newspapers of this country
who do not think they can edit them great
deal better than they are edited.
The fruit raisers of California will find
profit in paying attention to some Chicago
criticisms. The fruit dealers of Chicago ad-
NIT that California can raise the finest fruits
in the world, and that they would be very
glad to handle California fruits in preference
to foreign fruits; but unfortunately the Cali
fornia fruit men, they say, have trick of
putting up inferior goods under standard
labels. For instance q box of raisins will
have a thin layer Of prime raisins on top,
while the rest will be almost worthless.
Moreover, it il said the California fruit men
do not appear to realize how Important it is
nowadays to pack goods in attractive pack
ages.
The charter proposed for the town of
Quincy, Massachusetts,, when it becomes
city, locks to the separation of the legislative
and executive functions as in the amended
charter of Boston, giving the mayor, how
ever, absolute power in the appointment of
subordinates without the necessity of con-
frmation. The city council is to consist of a
single body of twenty three members, eleven
elected at large on general ticket and twelve